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Local nonprofit Community Bridges says the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) assistance program will continue through November, even if the government stays shutdown. And, California and more than 20 other states sue the Trump Administration for withholding SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

The 11th annual International Spinach Conference makes its return to the United States on the Cal State Monterey Bay campus. And, Governor Gavin Newsom warns funding for food assistance programs could soon run out due to the federal government shutdown.

Advocates of those sexually abused by priests spoke out in Monterey this week. They want the Catholic Diocese of Monterey to expand its list of accused…